Posts Tagged ‘art’


Sundance: Nicolas Cage Gets Real with Director Panos Cosmatos and Linus Roache about Mandy Film

Tuesday, January 30th, 2018
me and nicholas cage

From Sundance, I sit down with Nicolas Cage. He gets real and tells about the creation of the film, Mandy, with awesome director, Panos Cosmatos, and fellow actor, Linus Roache. The respect and camaraderie are palpable and yes, Nicolas Cage is exactly as you would imagine him! Plus, Nicolas and I talk about his famous Read more…

A Love Fest with Ethan Hawke and the Cast of His Film, Blaze

Monday, January 29th, 2018
Me and Ethan Hawke

It was an Ethan Hawke love fest on the Blaze film red carpet at the recent Sundance Film Festival. Actors Alia Shawkat, Richie Montgomery and Josh Hamilton gush about their experience on set with Ethan, and it is easy to understand why. I have one of the most sincere and joy-filled conversations with Ethan Hawke, Read more…

Sundance: Maggie Gyllenhaal & Cast of The Kindergarten Teacher

Thursday, January 25th, 2018
maggie and me

I speak with Maggie Gyllenhaal and the cast of the film, The Kindergarten Teacher, from the madness that is the red carpet at the Sundance Film Festival. We talk about the women’s movement, art in America, race in America and, of course, film! Share This!

Busting the Myths of the Gallery World, Art Dealer Aron Packer

Tuesday, September 5th, 2017
Aron Packer podcast

I head back to my roots as a gallery owner and sit down with one of Chicago’s leading art dealers, Aron Packer of Aron Packer Projects (http://AronParckerProjects.com). From WGN Radio, Aron and I chat about what makes a successful gallery and the oddity of both artists and collectors. Plus, we bust the myths of gallery Read more…

Jean De St. Aubin and Ellen Sandor of the Gene Siskel Film Center

Friday, May 12th, 2017
Sandor and Jean de St Aubin

It might seem like it is for the glitz and the glam, but Executive Director, Jean De St. Aubin, and artist and board member, Ellen Sandor, of the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, are in it for the art! From a busy red carpet honoring Renaissance Award Read more…

“Eye” Creator, Tony Tasset

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Though trained as a painter and sculptor, Tony Tasset works in a variety of media: photography, film, video, bronze, wax, even taxidermy. This catholic approach is shaped by the conceptual foundation of his art. With intelligence and wit, Tasset engages the legacy of modernism, postmodern practice and theory, popular culture, loss, love, and ideals of Read more…